Distillery Recommendations reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 154 Reddit reviews across 20 subreddits and 37 posts to rank the best Distillery Recommendations brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Scotch, r/bourbon, r/whiskey, r/whisky, r/Minneapolis. Top-rated brands include Midleton (4.8/5), Glengoyne (4.5/5), Balvenie (4.8/5).
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Reviews154
Subreddits20
Posts37
Brands96
Products12
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#1
Midleton
4.8
(6)
"Midleton is legit. Probably the best distillery in Ireland."
"Midleton distillery in Cork and Slane distillery in Meath. Midleton is the home of many of the big brands including Jameson, Redbreast, Spot Whiskeys, Powers, Method & Madness and of course Midleton Very Rare."
"Middleton would be the biggest and probably the best"
"Gotta do Midleton distillery, IMO. They make amazing stuff."
"They make Green spot and Yellow spot which are both very good."
"There's a tiny craft distillery called Midleton that you might want to check out."
#2
Glengoyne
4.5
(6)
"Glengoyne is a beautiful distillery, very traditional, I would recommend."
"Glengoyne Warehouse No 1 tour is unbelievably good."
"Glengoyne has an excellent tour and tasting."
"They have a cool tour called Malt Master."
"Beautiful distillery too - start with a walk up Dumgoyne, then come down, do the tour."
"Glengoyne has a good tour, but the tasting experience was the worst."
#3
Balvenie
4.8
(5)
"Balvenie does an amazing tour."
"Lot of bang for you buck in the Highlands."
"The Balvenie tour is really nice, if you have the time!"
"Balvenie (book now, it fills up fast)"
"I've heard the Balvenie tours are quite good as well."
#4
Buffalo Trace
4.6
(5)
"Buffalo Trace if you can get the Freddie Johnson tour is great."
"Buffalo Trace and Woodford you can do in one day."
"Buffalo Trace has my favorite tour."
"I’ve been to Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve, Glenn’s Creek, and Bluegrass Distillers."
"If you do Buffalo Trace, make sure you do the hard hat tour."
#5
Oban
4.4
(5)
"We have been to Oban and it was wonderful, a small facility so it was very intimate."
"The distillery is right there on the main drag overlooking the Irish Sea."
"Acquaintance went recently, heard Oban is a pretty good tour."
"Oban, Ben Nevis and Talisker even if only for the view."
"Oban Distillery does a great exclusive distillery tour."
#6
Still 630
4.2
(5)
"Still 630 for sure."
"Still 630 is downtown and Stumpys distillery in Columbia, IL are both good."
"Still 630. Pretty tiny operation but worth the tour and tasting."
"Still 630"
"STiLl630, Switchgrass Spirits, Stumpy's (Columbia, IL), Square One"
#7
Various Distilleries
5.0
(3)
"Honestly, I think you will enjoy any distilleries in any region."
"If you have a favorite, visit that one and don't be in a hurry."
"I'd personally say skip the standard tours and go for warehouse tours."
#8
Teeling
4.7
(3)
"Seconded. And Teeling too. They're my two favorites."
"Teeling being a top option."
"Absolutely do Teeling; the tour is trash, the high-end tasting is decent."
#9
Bunnahabhain
4.7
(3)
"I’d recommend Bunnahabhain, Ardbeg and Kilchoman in order of preference."
"Bunnahabhain Warehouse is incredible (Right up there as my Top 2) and Lagavulin with Alan McArthur is a must."
"Add bunnahabhain, spring bank, Laphroaig, glendronach, glengoyne."
#10
Gravely
4.0
(3)
"Gravely, Monnik, and Mile Wide have good food."
"Gravely and Atrium both have really good beer and really good food!"
"Gravely Brewing has Toasty's now. A good local burger food truck, good beer and probably the best views of the city."
#11
Woodford Reserve
4.0
(3)
"The most scenic tours are Buffalo trace and Woodford Reserve."
"Woodford has the coolest grounds and is the most unique."
"Check out Woodford Reserve between Frankfort and Lexington."
#12
Talisker
4.0
(3)
"Skye gives you a choice of Talisker or Torabhaig."
"Talisker has a nice tasting option."
"Near West coast -- Talisker"
#13
High Wire
5.0
(2)
"High Wire is the best."
"High Wire. Realistically the only answer you really need."
#14
Shelter Point
5.0
(2)
"Shelter Point for sure."
"Shelter Point is a MUST visit."
#15
Stillhead
5.0
(2)
"I'll second Still Head. They have some really cool fill your own bottle barrels in shop right now."
"If you can grab their cask strength offerings… they’re amazing!"
#16
Edradour
5.0
(2)
"Visit Edradour and spend half a day in Pitlochry."
"I would STRONGLY recommend visiting Edradour."
#17
Springbank
5.0
(2)
"Springbank and Kilkerran."
"Springbank is a good one."
#18
Arran
5.0
(2)
"If you're going to hit Islay I recommend also hitting Arran and going to the Arran distillery."
"Arran (also a good Distillery) and some of the beautiful western islands as well as up to Oban."
#19
Four Roses
4.5
(2)
"Highlights were Four Roses and Buffalo Trace (which is not an official stop)."
"I have done the Four Roses distillery tour."
#20
Glen Scotia
4.5
(2)
"I would highly recommend glen scotia tour and tasting."
"Glen Scotia! I haven't been there yet, but it's on the list to visit."
#21
Glenfarclas
4.5
(2)
"Highly recommend going to the Quaich bar at the Craigellachie hotel to round out a day of distillery tours too."
"When in speyside, Glenfarclas is great."
#22
Deanston
4.5
(2)
"Deanston shouldn't be too much of a detour and is well worth a visit."
"Deanston is very different, quite industrial but worth it in its own right. Make some excellent whisky."
#23
Bushmills
4.5
(2)
"Bushmills. I love it there."
"I have only been to one - Bushmills."
#24
Adco Distillery
4.0
(2)
"Adco distillery is cool (and right next to a great pizza spot)"
"Adco distillery and production"
#25
Tattersall
4.0
(2)
"Tattersall is also good but durn noisy (and busy!)"
"Tattersall if you want fancy cocktails."
#26
Auchentoshan
4.0
(2)
"I can only speak for Auchentoshan, but it was a great tour."
"You can easily get to Auchentoshan on the train from Glasgow City Centre."
#27
Reid's
4.0
(2)
"Reid’s (Leslieville) - higher end, known for gin and very good experience but $$$"
"Specializes in gin."
#28
Blair Athol
4.0
(2)
"Blair Athol and Edradour are fairly close from Edinburgh."
"Blair Athol from what I hear has a really good distillery tour."
#29
Brickway
4.0
(2)
"Definitely check out Brickway."
"Brickway makes a couple decent whiskeys that I recommend."
#30
Lux Row
4.0
(2)
"RY10 from Lux Row, or as I like to call it: "Old Fitz that didn't make the cut"."
"A cool bottle in that price range that they currently have at Lux Row is the Daviess County Double Barrel Finish for $54.99."
#31
Firefly
3.5
(2)
"Firefly, Striped Pig and Highwire."
"Firefly as an experience is average but I would recommend going just for the 375 bourbons they have."
#32
Coopers Craft
5.0
(1)
"Go to the Blind Pig Bourbon market and pick up a Coopers Craft 100 proof. Worth every penny."
#33
Twin Spirits
5.0
(1)
"Twin Spirits for sure. Cool place, great drinks, and women-owned!"
#34
Nikka
5.0
(1)
"Free, nice tour (reservation required), sample tasting and then some exclusives at the factory shop."
#35
Koopers
5.0
(1)
"Their rye and bourbon offerings are knockouts IMO."
#36
Austin Reserve
5.0
(1)
"Is my favorite gin."
#37
Norseman
5.0
(1)
"Norseman is my fav"
#38
Cockpit Craft
5.0
(1)
"Definitely recommend Cockpit Craft; they have 6-7 different liquors"
#39
Makers
5.0
(1)
"Makers! Buffalo Trace was a little flat for me."
#40
Spirit of TX
5.0
(1)
"They make a great pecan flavored rum that drinks almost like a whisky."
#41
Torabhaig
5.0
(1)
"Skye gives you a choice of Talisker or Torabhaig."
#42
Bruichladdich
5.0
(1)
"Bruichladdich Kilchoman and Bunnahabhain would be my choice."
#43
Jura
5.0
(1)
"Jura, 1,000%."
#44
Heaven Hill
5.0
(1)
"Heaven Hill has the best tasting experience."
#45
Chichibu
5.0
(1)
"Chichibu is so good. The most passionate distillery and both times I’ve been there they’ve given us excellent tastings at the end of the tour."
#46
Patriarch Distillery
5.0
(1)
"Patriarch Distillery in La Vista is excellent; I'm a huge fan of their Signature Whiskey."
#47
Kilchoman
5.0
(1)
"Islay - Kilchoman, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Laphroig."
#48
Mal de Amor
5.0
(1)
"Excellent tour, knowledgeable tour guide, spoke pretty awesome english, and plenty of tasting opportunities."
#49
Aberlour
5.0
(1)
"Aberlour, it is a paid tour, but don't let that stop you from going."
#50
Kilbeggan Distillery
5.0
(1)
"Kilbeggan Distillery is just beautiful."
#51
GlenDronach
5.0
(1)
"My favorite was GlenDronach by far."
#52
Willett
5.0
(1)
"I would highly recommend the Willett tour."
#53
Redbreast
5.0
(1)
"I would go to the Redbreast distillery."
#54
Du Nord
2.5
(2)
"If you are planning on hitting up Du Nord you should go to Lawless as well. It's a good time and it is fairly close to Du Nord."
"Du Nord is trash based on my experience there."
#55
AE
4.0
(1)
"AE, OF, EW, and Peerless are spaced out @ 10 min +/- walk between each on Main St"
#56
OF
4.0
(1)
"OF has a lot more going on potentially than AE, although the AE tour"
#57
EW
4.0
(1)
"EW Speakeasy tasting is really cool (don't bother with the reg tour)"
#58
Peerless
4.0
(1)
"Peerless on the west."
#59
Lawless
4.0
(1)
"Lawless is awesome, and Twin Spirits up in NE is pretty great, too."
#60
Mastermind
4.0
(1)
"Mastermind has a very good vodka."
#61
Moto-I
4.0
(1)
"Moto-I is/was (thanks Portland) the only Sake brewery outside of Japan. For all others go Norseman."
#62
Maker's Mark
4.0
(1)
"I did maker's, willett, and beam in a single day. it wasn't that hard and a good representation of distilleries."
#63
Michter's
4.0
(1)
"The bar at Michter’s distillery is really nice, and it’s the only one with evening hours (open until 8 pm weekdays, 11 pm weekends)."
#64
Sangiovanni
4.0
(1)
"Sangiovanni Distillery in Pflugerville."
#65
291
4.0
(1)
"291 is delicious but it's very small. No tables even unless you're doing a tasting."
#66
Heaven Hill 6 Year Bottled in Bond
4.0
(1)
"Not a distillery recommendation, but try to snag a bottle of Heaven Hill 6 year Bottled in Bond."
#67
Silverback
4.0
(1)
"Quality."
#68
Golden Sheaf
4.0
(1)
"It's pricey but good high end local stuff."
#69
Reiger’s
4.0
(1)
"A favorite of mine from kansas city."
#70
Albany Distilling Co.
4.0
(1)
"(drinks) to Olde English OR The Hollow (food & drinks)"
#71
Rabbit Hole
4.0
(1)
"I would suggest maybe rabbit hole or old forester"
#72
Old Forester
4.0
(1)
"The latter just opened within the past month"
#73
Teelings
4.0
(1)
"If you're gonna be in Dublin you should check it out."
#74
Woodford
4.0
(1)
"My top 3 tours would be 4 Roses, Makers, and Woodford"
#75
Glenkinchie
4.0
(1)
"I can highly recommend the Glenkinchie distillery outside of Edinburgh."
#76
Dessert Door
4.0
(1)
"Dessert Door's sotol is pretty unique."
#77
Still Austin
4.0
(1)
"Still Austin Cask is the first thing that comes to mind."
#78
Okanagan Spirits
4.0
(1)
"You might also look into Okanagan Spirits."
#79
Odd Society
4.0
(1)
"There is also Odd Society, Urban, Goldstream, Pemberton Valley, Mad Lab, Moon, Legend, and Phillips/Fermentorium."
#80
The Balvenie
4.0
(1)
"I hear that The Balvenie does a very nice tour experience."
#81
Bimber
4.0
(1)
"Also if you’re in London I can highly recommend booking a tour at Bimber."
#82
Saborumaru
4.0
(1)
"I highly recommend the Saborumaru distillery. There are both self guided tours which has English translation; and staff guided tours, which are in Japanese only."
#83
Wahoo Distillery
4.0
(1)
"If he likes corn whiskey, Wahoo Distillery is a good local one."
#84
Cooper's Chase
4.0
(1)
"There's also Cooper's Chase Distillery from West Point."
#85
Soldier Valley Spirits
4.0
(1)
"If you can find the blackberry whiskey from soldier valley spirits, it's great sipper that's a little unique."
#86
Cardinal Sin
4.0
(1)
"We did a tasting/tour at Cardinal Sin distillery that was pretty informal, but a lot of fun."
#87
Ole Smoky
4.0
(1)
"Ole Smoky has a whiskey distillery in addition to their moonshine distillery."
#88
Glen Garioch
4.0
(1)
"If you'll be near Aberdeen -- Glen Garioch is my favorite."
#89
Tomatin
4.0
(1)
"Near Inverness -- Tomatin"
#90
Royal Lochnagar
4.0
(1)
"Don't skip Royal Lochnagar"
#91
Holyrood Distillery
4.0
(1)
"There is a new distillery just opened in Edinburgh - holyrood distillery."
#92
Dalwhinnie
4.0
(1)
"Dalwhinnie is a great dram."
#93
Speyside Cooperage
4.0
(1)
"I'd highly recommend the Speyside Cooperage tour."
#94
Benromach
4.0
(1)
"I personally enjoyed Benromach a bunch!"
#95
Axe and Oak
3.0
(1)
"Axe and Oak’s bourbon was much better before they started trucking it in from the east coast."
#96
Peerless Rye
3.0
(1)
"Peerless Rye is in the same area. Young and expensive, I didnt buy any."
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